Must work together with positive intent towards a stable, safer & more secure world for future generations: Shri Rajnath Singh

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh participated in the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Plus in Siem Reap, Cambodia on November 23, 2022. Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Air Marshal BR Krishna and other senior officials of the Ministry of Defence and Ministry […]

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh holds bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence Mr Lloyd Austin in Cambodia

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence Mr Lloyd Austin in Siem Reap, Cambodia today. Shri Rajnath Singh and Mr Lloyd Austin are in Cambodia to attend the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Plus meeting. Both leaders met each other with great warmth and expressed satisfaction at the […]

Shri Rajnath Singh conveys India’s continued advocacy for a free, open, inclusive & rules-based Indo-Pacific

The maiden India-ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting was held today at Siem Reap, Cambodia to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of India-ASEAN relations in 2022, which has also been designated as ‘ASEAN-India Friendship Year’. The meeting was co-chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia General Tea Banh. […]

Raksha Mantri holds bilateral meeting with Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of National Defence of Cambodia upon his arrival in Siem Reap

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reached Siem Reap, Cambodia on November 21, 2022 to co-chair the maiden India-ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting and attend the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus). Upon his arrival, Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia General TEA Banh. […]

India’s partnership with any nation is based on sovereign equality & mutual economic development: Shri Rajnath Singh

National security should not be considered a zero-sum game, but a truly collective enterprise, which can create a global order beneficial to all. This was stated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh during his address at the 23rd International Conference of Chief Justices of the World in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on November 18, 2022. The Raksha […]

India does not provoke any country, nor does it spare anyone who tries to harm the unity & integrity: Shri Rajnath Singh

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the youth to innovate, develop new technologies and set up companies, research establishments & start-ups in the country to realise Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of a strong and self-reliant ‘New India’. Addressing the convocation ceremony of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) in Udupi, Karnataka […]

Judicious use of financial resources with quick & transparent decision making key to Armed Forces combat readiness, says Shri Rajnath Singh

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has exhorted Defence Accounts Department (DAD) to ensure judicious use of financial resources through quick & transparent decision making, terming it as the key to strengthen the combat readiness of the Armed Forces. Inaugurating the two-day Controllers’ Conference of DAD in New Delhi on November 14, 2022, the Raksha Mantri […]

Full Text of RM Rajnath Singh’s Speech at the Controllers’ Conference organised by Defence Accounts Department (DAD)

आज, रक्षा लेखा विभाग द्वारा आयोजित Controllers’ Conference में आप लोगों के बीच उपस्थित होकर मुझे बड़ी ख़ुशी हो रही है। यह Conference, विभाग के लिए नीतियों का निर्माण करने, व्यवस्था में आने वाली समस्याओं पर विचार-विमर्श करने और उनका समाधान खोजने, एवं विभाग की दिशा तय करने में बहुत अहम साबित होगा, ऐसा मेरा […]

Full Text of RM Rajnath Singh’s Speech at NDC Convocation

Lt Gen MK Mago, Commandant National Defence College, Prof S Gowri, Vice Chancellor, University of Madras, members of the faculty, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, and most importantly, Course Participants of the 60th NDC Course. It gives me immense pleasure to be here at NDC, the highest seat of strategic learning in our Country. Over […]

India believes in a multi-aligned policy, not a world order where few are considered superior to others, says Shri Rajnath Singh

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called for concerted efforts of the international community to counter “grave” emerging security threats such as cyber-attacks and information warfare. He was addressing the officers of the Indian Armed Forces, Civil Services as well as from friendly foreign countries during the 60th National Defence College (NDC) course convocation ceremony in […]